Sunday, March 18

Class Plan - Content1. Introduction2-3 Of much we have been

FORGIVEN, therefore we pray that all men be saved

4 Personal Relationships – how we should treat others

5-6-7 False Teachers; Why, How, What

8 All SCRIPTURE is inspired by GOD and PROFITABLE

9-10 The role of WOMEN in the Church

11-12 Widows; Then & Now

13-14 Slavery; Then & Now15-16 Respect for Authority17-18 Elders & Deacons19-23 How does what Paul

told Timothy and Titus to do relate to responsibilities and authority in the Church today. Preachers, Apostles, Clergy, Overseers of Overseers

24-25 Vessels of Honor26 Wrap-up

Jealous EnvySatan was envied of God and lured Eve to be –

Gen 3Cain was Jealous of Abel – Gen 4Sarah was Jealous of Hagar – Gen 16, 21Esau is Jealous of Issac’s favor of Jacob – Gen

27-28Laban was Jealous of Jacob’s success – Gen 30-

31Joseph’s Brothers envy Jacob’s favor – Gen 37Dathan et al were Jealous of Moses – Num 16

Jealous EnvyIsrael envies Kingdom Nations - 1 Sam 8Saul envies David’s military success – 1Sam

18David envied Uriah because of his wife – 2

Sam 11Israel envies the Power, Wealth, and

Religious grandeur of the nations around them. - 1 Kings 10 – Mal 4

The History of Judiasm Jeremiah 8:8-9 (NASB) 8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise,

And the law of the LORD is with us’? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes Has made it into a lie. 9 “The wise men are put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, And what kind of wisdom do they have?

Isaiah 29:13-14 (NASB) 13Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, 14 Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”

Jesus Convicted Jewish LeadersMatthew 15:7-11 (NASB) 7“You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah

prophesy of you: 8 ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me. 9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’” 10After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand. 11“It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

Matthew 21:42-46 (NASB) 42Jesus said* to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, This became the chief corner stone; This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes’? 43“Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it. 44“And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” 45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. 46When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.

The Blind Men Jesus didn’t healMatthew 15:12-14 (NASB) 12Then the disciples came* and

said* to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” 13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. 14“Let them alone; they are blind guides £of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

John 9:39-41 (NASB) 39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.” 40Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “We are not blind too, are we?” 41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Why the Jews rejected JesusMatthew 27:15-18 (NASB) 15Now at the feast the

governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. 17So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.

18For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.

Apostles persceuted by Jealous Religious LeadersActs 5:16-18 (NASB) 16Also the people from the cities

in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick £or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed. 17But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy. 18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

Acts 13:44-45 (NASB) 44The next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord. 45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.

What motivates False Teachers?

Envy !Jealoulsy !

Vain Glory !

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsVainglory, Vainglorious

[ A-1,Noun,G2754, kenodoxia ] from kenos, vain, empty," doxa, "glory," is used in Philippians 2:3.

(NASB) empty conceit (ESV) conceit[ A-2,Noun,G212, alazoneia[-ia] ] denotes "boastfulness, vaunting," translated "vainglory" in 1

John 2:16, RV (AV, "pride") (NASB) boastful pride (ESV) pride ; in James 4:16, RV, "vauntings" (AV, "boastings"). Cp. alazon, "a boaster." (NASB) ) boasting (ESV) boasting

(ESV) conceit[ B-1,Adjective,G2755, kenodoxos ] akin to A, No. 1, is rendered "vainglorious" in Galatians 5:26,

RV (AV, "desirous of vain glory"). (NASB) boastful, (ESV) conceited

Why Paul left Timothy in Ephesus1 Timothy 1:3-5 (NASB) 3As I urged you upon my

departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, 4nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith. 5But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Vain Janglers (KJV) 1 Timothy 1:6-11 (NASB) 6For some men, straying from

these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion, 7wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions. 8But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers 10and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, 11according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

Signs to identify Janglers1 Timothy 4:1-5 (NASB) 1But the Spirit explicitly

says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 3men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. 4For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; 5for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

Sound Doctrine vs Fables1 Timothy 4:6-7 (NASB) 6In pointing out these

things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following. 7But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;

Controversy, Disputes, Envy, Strife1 Timothy 6:3-5a (NASB) 3If anyone advocates a

different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, 4he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, …

Gainseekers1 Timothy 6:5b-10 (NASB) 5 … who suppose that

godliness is a means of gain. 6But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. 7For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. 9But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Worldly empty Chatter2 Timothy 2:14-18 (NASB) 14Remind them of these

things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. 15Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 16But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, 17and their talk will spread like £gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

Ignorant Speculations2 Timothy 2:23-26 (NASB) 23But refuse foolish

and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. 24The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, 25with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, 26and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

Self instituted “form of godliness” 2 Timothy 3:1-7 (NASB) 1But realize this, that in the

last days difficult times will come. 2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 6For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Impostors & Ear Ticklers2 Timothy 3:13 (NASB) 13But evil men and

impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NASB) 3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

James 4:1-2a (NASB) 1What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? 2You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel.